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yesrday, e at wnith education secretary arne duncan for the special. it was the former chicago public school superintendent's first interview since the killings. here's part of their conversation. >> secretary duncan where does the responsibility lie for action here? >> it lies on all of us. all of us as parents, as community leaders, as religious leaders, as political leaders. no one gets to pass on this. and this is to the a time to point fingers or lay blame. often these things, there are lots of inclinations to do that but this is complex and anyone who wants to say there is a simple answer here i think does a great disservice to the complexity and urgency of fundamentally trying to make our country a safer place for our children. >> ifill: the president has asked the committee that you will be on, that vice president biden is going to spearhead to come up with solution or approaches within a month, before the state of the union speech. do you worry that the outrage is going to fade before that happens? i don'torry about the outrage fading. i worry
yesrday, e at wnith education secretary arne duncan for the special. it was the former chicago public school superintendent's first interview since the killings. here's part of their conversation. >> secretary duncan where does the responsibility lie for action here? >> it lies on all of us. all of us as parents, as community leaders, as religious leaders, as political leaders. no one gets to pass on this. and this is to the a time to point fingers or lay blame. often these things,...
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he was a special-education student. his parents issued a statement. we take great solace that dylan died in the loving arms of his favorite teacher, a special- education teacher, anne marie murphy. 52, mother of four. the teachers of that school, the principal, psychologist, the teacher that by protecting their children, saving their children, comforting their children, those that survived, they are true heroes. they have not received the recognition that they deserve. i would point out, everyone of them is a public schoolteacher. a group that has been condemned, vilified, and denigrated by all sorts of people. >> i do wonder about this nexus we are making between mental illness and violence. we have had a number of gun -- violence where people were killed with fire arms, in prince george's county, too. are you suggesting that everyone who pulls a trigger is mentally ill? is that the suggestion? >> no. >> in mass killings, you look at jared loughner, and virginia tech, loughner was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, which you could see on day one.
he was a special-education student. his parents issued a statement. we take great solace that dylan died in the loving arms of his favorite teacher, a special- education teacher, anne marie murphy. 52, mother of four. the teachers of that school, the principal, psychologist, the teacher that by protecting their children, saving their children, comforting their children, those that survived, they are true heroes. they have not received the recognition that they deserve. i would point out,...
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he was a special education student. his parents issued a statement. we take great solace that dylan died in the loving arms of his favorite teacher, the special education teacher, anne marie murphy. the teachers in that school, the principal, psychologist, the teachers that die protecting their children, saving their children, comforting their children, those who survived, they are true heroes and they have not received the recognition, in my judgment, that they deserve. i point out that every one of them is a public-school teacher, a group that has been condemned, vilified, and denigrated by all sorts of people. >> i do wonder about this nexus we are making about mental illness and violence. we have had a number of gun violence in the district of columbia where people have been killed by firearms, prince george's county as well. are you suggesting to me that everyone who pulled a trigger is mentally ill? is that the suggestion? >> no. >> in mass killings, if you look at the virginia tech guide, and jared loughner, he was diagnosed as a paranoid schiz
he was a special education student. his parents issued a statement. we take great solace that dylan died in the loving arms of his favorite teacher, the special education teacher, anne marie murphy. the teachers in that school, the principal, psychologist, the teachers that die protecting their children, saving their children, comforting their children, those who survived, they are true heroes and they have not received the recognition, in my judgment, that they deserve. i point out that every...
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i don't think teachers go to get their education to do that. they want -- that's why you need to have separate resource officers and armed guards to have that protection. >> let me ask you one final question, and that is, where does this end? let's say, fine, people want to put armed professionals inside schools to protect children. there was a movie theater shot up in aurora and a shopping mall shot up in tucson. where does it end? can you arm every place that a gunman might go? put ex-police officers, whatever? it seems never-ending. >> you're right. it's a problem we have in our society, and you know, movie theaters are making those decisions. many of them have retired police officers, off-duty police officers, malls have the same thing. so should we say we're not going-to-the sagoing to have the same type of protection going to school? certainly there's some schools and there's going to be some parts of society that say we don't want to do that investment. we'll take the risk. but let's look simply at the schools right now, what our focus i
i don't think teachers go to get their education to do that. they want -- that's why you need to have separate resource officers and armed guards to have that protection. >> let me ask you one final question, and that is, where does this end? let's say, fine, people want to put armed professionals inside schools to protect children. there was a movie theater shot up in aurora and a shopping mall shot up in tucson. where does it end? can you arm every place that a gunman might go? put...
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. >> that's all the more reason why he has to educate the country. he has to get out of the white house more. he should take a train and go around the country and talk to people about all of these issues so you can mobilize public sentiment. as lincoln said, without it nothing can happen. and that's the goal of the second term. >> i think the gun question, though, is almost less they question of presidential leadership and cultural leadership from people like tom and like me. we are the only two gun owners here. but if you're a moderate, if you're a quail hunter or dove hunter, you have to get into this and say, look, assault weapons are not what this is about. as president clinton said, he had never known anyone that needed an assault weapon to kill a deer. and this is a case where if people, if this is not an organic movement from the country, it's not going to work. it can't come from top down. >> i want to inject the larger political point. we have mid term elections coming up in two years. there's the trench warfare on the budget and entitlement
. >> that's all the more reason why he has to educate the country. he has to get out of the white house more. he should take a train and go around the country and talk to people about all of these issues so you can mobilize public sentiment. as lincoln said, without it nothing can happen. and that's the goal of the second term. >> i think the gun question, though, is almost less they question of presidential leadership and cultural leadership from people like tom and like me. we are...
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. >> so to a young person today who's pursuing a career in education, they would also need to be trained and comfortedble with the idea of carrying a weapon? >> unfortunately, this is the world we live in. >> by that logic -- one last thing, david. by that logic, why not arm the students as well. >> because the students are children. you don't arm children. >> an 18-year-old? a high school? an 18-year-old high school senior, i mean, by your logic, they, too, should all be carrying weapons. and the lunch ladies and the bus driver? >> no, but the college kids should be armed. absolutely. they have the right to protect themselves. the government cannot protect us. they can't be everywhere all of the time. the government is this delusional thing. >> david, it's such a complicated segment. i hate to play into the sound byte mentality that this week has become. we're 5% of the world's population and we have 50% of the guns. >> i think today, the nra planted a flag on planet bizaro. i hate to use a sound byte like that. but we have more guns in this country and we have more gun violence in this
. >> so to a young person today who's pursuing a career in education, they would also need to be trained and comfortedble with the idea of carrying a weapon? >> unfortunately, this is the world we live in. >> by that logic -- one last thing, david. by that logic, why not arm the students as well. >> because the students are children. you don't arm children. >> an 18-year-old? a high school? an 18-year-old high school senior, i mean, by your logic, they, too, should...
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it's something educators call differentiated learning. some students work on basic skills while others advance to more challenging lessons. the learning lab allows a school to hire six fewer teachers, which rocketship says results in savings of up to half a million dollars. that money is used to pay teachers higher salaries, fund academic deans who help teachers get better, and train principals for future rocketship schools. but one thing the savings are not used for: art and music classes. >> i wish we could have art and music in the school but at the same time if you want your child to have that in their life you can make the effort to try and get it after school or on the weekends. >> reporter: the learning lab saves schools a lot of money, but there's just one problem: they're not really working. >> there's definitely an aspect of us kind of not knowing enough about what's going on in learning lab to be able to use that in our classrooms. >> we don't yet get data that says, "okay, teach this differently tomorrow because of what happen
it's something educators call differentiated learning. some students work on basic skills while others advance to more challenging lessons. the learning lab allows a school to hire six fewer teachers, which rocketship says results in savings of up to half a million dollars. that money is used to pay teachers higher salaries, fund academic deans who help teachers get better, and train principals for future rocketship schools. but one thing the savings are not used for: art and music classes....
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not yet a teenager, she dared to suggest girls not only deserve but have a right to an education. >> i would give my education if it is in home or school. >> the taliban hunted her down, shooting her in the neck and back. the attack outraged even hardened pakistanis and all around the world she quickly became an international symbol of good against evil. today she is recovering in england. >>> number 1, president barack obama. >> tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual. >> after a long, and we mean long and bitter campaign, president obama won reelection in 2012. the president won the supreme court of stamp of approval for his health care reform program and made history with this statement. >> i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> as 2012 comes to a close, the president joined in grief with a community shocked by senseless violence. >> these tragedies must end. and to end them, we must change. >> brook baldwin, cnn, atlanta. >> president obama, also "time" magazine's person of the year. don't miss our top 10 special as cnn revisits the stories that ca
not yet a teenager, she dared to suggest girls not only deserve but have a right to an education. >> i would give my education if it is in home or school. >> the taliban hunted her down, shooting her in the neck and back. the attack outraged even hardened pakistanis and all around the world she quickly became an international symbol of good against evil. today she is recovering in england. >>> number 1, president barack obama. >> tonight you voted for action, not...
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. >> that's all the more reason why he has to use the bully pulpit to educate the country on a holistic approach. he has to get out of the white house more. he should take a train and go around the country and talk to people about all of these issues so you can mobilize public sentiment. as lincoln said, without it nothing can happen. and that's the goal of the second term. >> i think the gun question, though is almost less a matter of presidential leadership and more cultural leadership from people like tom and like me. we are the only two gun owners here. david, the pen. but if you're a moderate, if you're a quail hunter or dove hunter, you have to get into this and say, look, assault weapons are not what this is about. as president clinton said, he had never known anyone that needed an assault weapon to kill a deer. and this is a case where if people, if this is not an organic movement from the country, it's not going to work. it can't come from top down. >> i want to inject the larger political point. we have mid-term elections coming up in two years. he's talking about immigration.
. >> that's all the more reason why he has to use the bully pulpit to educate the country on a holistic approach. he has to get out of the white house more. he should take a train and go around the country and talk to people about all of these issues so you can mobilize public sentiment. as lincoln said, without it nothing can happen. and that's the goal of the second term. >> i think the gun question, though is almost less a matter of presidential leadership and more cultural...
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it's something educators call differentiated learning. some students work on basic skills while others advance to more challenging lessons. the learning lab allows a school to hire six fewer teachers, which rocketship says results in savings of up to half a million dollars. that money is used to pay teachers higher salaries, fund academic deans who help teachers get better, and train principals for future rocketship schools. but one thing the savings are not used for: art and music classes. >> i wish we could have art and music in the school but at the same time if you want your child to have that in their life you can make the effort to try and get it after school or on the weekends. >> reporter: the learning lab saves schools a lot of money, but there's just one problem: they're not really working. >> there's definitely an aspect of us kind of not knowing enough about what's going on in learning lab to be able to use that in our classrooms. >> we don't yet get data that says, "okay, teach this differently tomorrow because of what happen
it's something educators call differentiated learning. some students work on basic skills while others advance to more challenging lessons. the learning lab allows a school to hire six fewer teachers, which rocketship says results in savings of up to half a million dollars. that money is used to pay teachers higher salaries, fund academic deans who help teachers get better, and train principals for future rocketship schools. but one thing the savings are not used for: art and music classes....
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let's remember now, we have seen this year education budgets cut. we don't have money to give teachers raises. we had a teachers strike in chicago. we don't have money to do things that teachers need, but we'll find money to arm them, to train them, to buy them guns, ammunition. what are we saying? so we can arm teachers, but we can't give teachers money to give them the ability to be better educators? to me that's the wrong message to send. >> two sides are looking for meaningful contributions. the fact there was a gun buy-back program, the day after christmas, 1500 rifles and handguns were taken back by police in exchange for groceries and a cash back program there in los angeles. hugely successful. meanwhile, arizona's attorney general is proposes a voluntary programs where schools would arm at least one staff member. meanwhile, there's a gun group in utah offers a free concealed weapons course to public schoolteachers today. as we look for federal solution for this, and answers from our elected leaders, is it really the onus being on the local s
let's remember now, we have seen this year education budgets cut. we don't have money to give teachers raises. we had a teachers strike in chicago. we don't have money to do things that teachers need, but we'll find money to arm them, to train them, to buy them guns, ammunition. what are we saying? so we can arm teachers, but we can't give teachers money to give them the ability to be better educators? to me that's the wrong message to send. >> two sides are looking for meaningful...
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they certainly have high school educations, and they need to be able to have some kind of legal status that allows them at least to work until they can decide if they want to do something -- go back to their home country or stay here and work in a legal way, so i think there are ways that we can take a little bit at a time. i think border security is high on everyone's agenda, as is some kind of guest worker program. so i think that it is a priority. i have been in on many of the discussions, and it's a hard issue, but it's one that has to be addressed. we got several hard issues right now, luke. >> i'm sure you'll be playing a role on the outside when your senate term expires on immigration. senator kay bailey hutchison, thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate it. >> thank you, luke. >>> mark your calendars, south carolina is the place to be in 2014. get those reservations. three marquee races in a state that's known for nasty politicking. we can't wait. your palmetto preview is next. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy
they certainly have high school educations, and they need to be able to have some kind of legal status that allows them at least to work until they can decide if they want to do something -- go back to their home country or stay here and work in a legal way, so i think there are ways that we can take a little bit at a time. i think border security is high on everyone's agenda, as is some kind of guest worker program. so i think that it is a priority. i have been in on many of the discussions,...
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and i was raised with the mentality of them not being a lobby organization but being a resource of education and training for their members and being kind of a collective resource. and then when i became a young kind of an adult woman i realized that was not the situation we were looking at with the lobbying going on like that. >> so i think one of the things that we need to look at that happened this week is the way that all the issues were defined by the nra press conference was around the issue of gun-free schools. as you brought out in, schools in this country are very safe, but in addition to that, the premise of that argument is if it weren't for the fact that we said gun-free schools, there wouldn't be any shootings in schools. but we don't have national campaigns that say gun-free malls, gun-free spas, gun-freery lidgeous institutions and gun-free streets, that doesn't stop the killers from getting there. the killers are coming there to do whatever they want to do and it's the access to the guns that make whatever happens in their minds a possibility. so we should be talking about ho
and i was raised with the mentality of them not being a lobby organization but being a resource of education and training for their members and being kind of a collective resource. and then when i became a young kind of an adult woman i realized that was not the situation we were looking at with the lobbying going on like that. >> so i think one of the things that we need to look at that happened this week is the way that all the issues were defined by the nra press conference was around...
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i make plans for education in 2001 for the dutch government. i always follow something for inspiration. i saw last time that the democrats and republicans, the parties, they are working so good together to make something happen. host: you think the fiscal cliff debate is a good sign for the country? caller: absolutely, it is a good sign for the country. you know, america does not need money. america is money. america needs jobs. what kind of jobs? american jobs. what is on american jobs? to do the best and to bring the best things. that is the mayor, -- the america that i see. i seek some unity. i travel around the world. i see some the young americans everywhere. they become the best. host: from manitoba, canada, thank you so much for calling in. a few other stories we want to run through for you -- we will continue this discussion into the next segment. here is the story on federal workers getting a pay raise -- another story at what point you to, this from "the new york times" -- one other story i wanted to point out this morning, this from
i make plans for education in 2001 for the dutch government. i always follow something for inspiration. i saw last time that the democrats and republicans, the parties, they are working so good together to make something happen. host: you think the fiscal cliff debate is a good sign for the country? caller: absolutely, it is a good sign for the country. you know, america does not need money. america is money. america needs jobs. what kind of jobs? american jobs. what is on american jobs? to do...
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best benefits for residence, unemployment benefits, welfare and education. in the study by the website 24-7 wall sting rhode island ranks first and pennsylvania. oklahoma is the worst followed by arkansas and tennessee. thanks to an oil boom, north dakota's the fastest growing state in the u.s. population increased three times faster than the entire nation. the district of columbia right behind with texas coming in third. fun in the sun. on minds of a lot of holiday travelers. the travel website kayak.com says orlando, florida, is the top christmas vacation destination that's based on internet searches and new york city's second most popular and chicago, third. >>> how jolly on christmas we will be. >> class toyk many. "n "holiday inn featuring "white christmas" comes in second. the 1942 musical starring binge cross by a crosby and fred astaire, now a tv tradition. >> every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. >> that's right. that's right. >> no surprise there. "it's a wonderful life" with jimmy stewart. all-time favorite. you can watch it christmas e
best benefits for residence, unemployment benefits, welfare and education. in the study by the website 24-7 wall sting rhode island ranks first and pennsylvania. oklahoma is the worst followed by arkansas and tennessee. thanks to an oil boom, north dakota's the fastest growing state in the u.s. population increased three times faster than the entire nation. the district of columbia right behind with texas coming in third. fun in the sun. on minds of a lot of holiday travelers. the travel...
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he was listed in a book of great leaders in education. he wrote incredible thesises, if there's such a word, with just wonderful observations, and one of them -- he was a teacher, and he also taught at elmira reformatory. he taught english to juvenile delinquents. and i could never read that piece until i got much older and had this certain experience, and then i was able to read it, and that was me. in other words, there is so much in the cellular memory or the dna, because i never knew him, but at 16 i had discovered chekov and ibsen and shakespeare. and when i read my father's work, it was how to teach juvenile delinquents through chekov and ibsen and shakespeare. >> have you been able to find out anything about his character and his life? >> not really. although very mystical things happen. i was doing a concert a few years ago, and i was with my two girlfriends one night at my house, and they were talking about their fathers, and i couldn't relate to them because they had the experience of having a father. i came up to my office afte
he was listed in a book of great leaders in education. he wrote incredible thesises, if there's such a word, with just wonderful observations, and one of them -- he was a teacher, and he also taught at elmira reformatory. he taught english to juvenile delinquents. and i could never read that piece until i got much older and had this certain experience, and then i was able to read it, and that was me. in other words, there is so much in the cellular memory or the dna, because i never knew him,...
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then you move on and you start to see things like education and how we deal with education in this country and the need for reform continues to be out there. working with the education secretary, it is going to occupy a bitter moment for this president. americans believe in education and of the it is the first step on that ladder to upward mobility. that is going to be a challenge that this president has to deal with them than he has to find these issues and then define them in terms of common ground. host: juan williams joining us on this christmas day. joining us from texas, this is ken. go ahead. caller: good morning. merry christmas. i live in texas. the people in east texas -- i don't mean to say it, but white people really do not like this president. you can listen to it on talk radio. they really hated this guy. now that the election is over, some of these programs are not on now. my question is, do the republicans really believe what was being said, that mitt romney was actually in the lead, actually going to win all these swing states? , as friend sean hannity soon as they started
then you move on and you start to see things like education and how we deal with education in this country and the need for reform continues to be out there. working with the education secretary, it is going to occupy a bitter moment for this president. americans believe in education and of the it is the first step on that ladder to upward mobility. that is going to be a challenge that this president has to deal with them than he has to find these issues and then define them in terms of common...
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i think local education decisions are best made at the local level. >> so even the -- people who should be the biggest supporters of this ideas to not only put armed police officers in schools, but to fund it republicans in congress, they are hands off, what does that tell you? >> lots of ways we can approach these issues and it really requires a multidisciplinary approach. what works in an environment in new york city isn't going to work in rural america, and there are 6,000 or 7,000 school districts in this country. one size doesn't fit all solutions are pretty clear. there are many things we can do, we can do now. let's not let those things that divide us, prevent us from moving forward in the things we're on agreement on now. >> let's keep talking, though, about what the nra does want to do right now, which is put armed police officers in schools. you know, there was an armed deputy assigned to columbine in and around the time of that massacre. his name was neil gardner, and he was monitoring students just offcampus when the students started shooting. he was one of the first to resp
i think local education decisions are best made at the local level. >> so even the -- people who should be the biggest supporters of this ideas to not only put armed police officers in schools, but to fund it republicans in congress, they are hands off, what does that tell you? >> lots of ways we can approach these issues and it really requires a multidisciplinary approach. what works in an environment in new york city isn't going to work in rural america, and there are 6,000 or...
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education, infrastructure, research. there really needs to be a balance both between taxes and spending and then on the spending side between restraining discretionary spending and restraining entitlements which are aimed at today's seniors. >> so many times we've heard talk about generational warfare between old and young. but this is a little bit different. >> right. first of all, there is no -- today there is generational warfare more in the opposite direction. the polls show that young people by and large are willing to pay for entitlements for today's seniors. what's eroded is the willingness of today's senior ares to pay for social spending that benefits today's young people. the federal government today spends $7 per capita on seniors for every dollar it invests in kids. and the electoral paradox here is that democrats are winning overwhelming majorities over these nonwhite young people. 6 60% of white steeniors voted fo romney. and there's a risk over time if they're not restrained, they can squeeze out spending
education, infrastructure, research. there really needs to be a balance both between taxes and spending and then on the spending side between restraining discretionary spending and restraining entitlements which are aimed at today's seniors. >> so many times we've heard talk about generational warfare between old and young. but this is a little bit different. >> right. first of all, there is no -- today there is generational warfare more in the opposite direction. the polls show...
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one thing we don't have is anything like an educational system that will make it possible for people in their 50s, 60s and even 70s to remain employed because they're not going to have access to the skills they're going to need. yet another problem on the policy list. >> is your point here that public service used to be a job and people treated it as a job as opposed to a vanity project where you can spout off, or is that not your point? >> no, the point was that, you know, gerry ford was part of a generation who knew what it meant, you know, you work, your put your time in, there's going to be something there for you at the end of the day. it was guaranteed. you didn't worry about it. and now -- >> and the fact that public employees still have fixed pensions is the thing, i think -- the single thing that distinguishes them from so many private sector places which has added to this mistrust of these too generous public employee pension things that the rest of us who no longer have fixed pensions feel toward the retired civil servants, the retired cop, the retired whomever who gets hi
one thing we don't have is anything like an educational system that will make it possible for people in their 50s, 60s and even 70s to remain employed because they're not going to have access to the skills they're going to need. yet another problem on the policy list. >> is your point here that public service used to be a job and people treated it as a job as opposed to a vanity project where you can spout off, or is that not your point? >> no, the point was that, you know, gerry...
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it also says the board of education failed to provide a safe school setting or emergency response plan. in all, 26 people, including 20 children were shot and killed by gunman adam lanza that day. russia playing politics. putting their kids at risk. their orphans at risk. president vladimir putin has banned americans from adopting russian children. the move reportedly is in response to human rights violations handed down by president obama earlier this year -- earlier this month rather. putin's new law destroying the dreams of many american families currently in the process of adopting, including this. >> they were already our family. we already had their names. we were already decorating their room. it's really. [crying] >> are you crying? it? >> is so disturbing, this story. 1,000 russian children were adopted by americans last year. children are disabled. not wanted by anybody else in russia. living in orphanages. not available for adoption. a the love these families have gotten really close to the adoption. set everything up and can't go pick up the kids. horrible. anyway, a maryla
it also says the board of education failed to provide a safe school setting or emergency response plan. in all, 26 people, including 20 children were shot and killed by gunman adam lanza that day. russia playing politics. putting their kids at risk. their orphans at risk. president vladimir putin has banned americans from adopting russian children. the move reportedly is in response to human rights violations handed down by president obama earlier this year -- earlier this month rather. putin's...